[OSM-legal-talk] Usage of ODbL

[Ed Avis]

Richard Fairhurst <richard at ...> writes:

>>Although the ODbL would allow others to take the OSM data and combine it with
>>other ODbL or permissive-licensed data sources, the OSM project could not do
>>likewise.
> 
>The Contributor Terms are the _standard_ agreement between contributors and
>OSMF.
> 
>But they do not have to be the only agreement. There is nothing to stop OSMF
>itself adding data outwith the CTs; or coming to different agreements with
>individual contributors; or adding "easements" to the CTs for all
>contributors using particular data sources.

Yes, indeed, the standard solution to any difficulty seems to be 'grant extra
powers to the OSMF that ordinary contributors don't have'.  Sigh...

-- 
Ed Avis <eda at waniasset.com>